Clothesrack



Patenteoi Jan. 16, 1923.

UNITED STATES FRANK GMEINWIESER, OF BOCHESTER,

NEV' YORK.

CLOTHESRACK.

Application filed July 24-,

To aZZ whom 'it may cmwem:

Be it i-:nown that I, FRANK GMEINWIESER, a citizen of the United Stat-es residing at Rochester, in 'the County of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovenents in Clothesrziclts, oi' which the following is a specific&- tion.

The object of this invention is to proride an improved form ot Clothes rock which is made dursble in construction and on which the Clothes bars can be quickly and readil" placed into si Vertical or horizon ti position.

. other object of this invention is to construct this Clothes rac-k so that the Clothes bars can be detsched from the bra-chet when it is desired or necessary to do so.

These and other objects of this invention will be foli; ilhistrated in the-drawing, de-

scribed in the specification and pointed ont 4 cl'iims S the end thereot.

" :ccompunying drawing: i is a top plan yiew of the clothes 2 is :i- 'Vertical sectional 'View of nick with the section taken on ie 2 -L` ot Figure l.

z: l'eti 'View of the bracl-;et on clothes bars are supported. several i`l"111`853 of the drawing, reference rinin ,ils :indicate like parte. r clothes rock with adjusta-ble bars supi e-l thereon is used in kitchens, bath rooins, etc. ;Yor the purpose of providing r'cuns on which Clothes, towels etc. can be iehded to dry. The bars of such zi clothes &T ii -ede :djustable so that they can *cved cut of 'the Way when 'the Clothes hot in use. Theretore the bars are supported in either a. horizontal posi in which position the ciothes can be 'od thereon, or the bars are placed in e iczil position pzii'ailel to the wall on 'which the supported so :is not to into the room when the bars are not i'ieeietl.

Clothes rac-ks ot us type have h retotore 'ei constructet lill'el oi' wood or the k. ai::. been r' of iron and the bars 'lowever, either of these con- 4 are limitet in their supporting gacty in tmt 'the wooden bars easily bre when taxed to their capzcity. In

M ni present invention I have endeavored to construct a clothes rock of which all ot 1922. Serial No. svt ,024,

the parts are either made of iron or steel in order to provide ;i i'ick *hat will last indefinitely under ordinzry usigc As ilhistrzited in the acconpanying drawing this Clothes rsck is made up of tre bracket 1 with which the ClOlI S racl: is fastened to the weil or other suitable support tl'erefor. This bracket comp'se a Vertical plate having the supporting fianges 2 and E bent out at right angles theretrom. In the plane l are drilled the holes 4; through which screws 5 are adspted to pass to festen the bracket rigidly to its support. Mounted between the fienges 2 and 3 are the cross bars 6 and 7. These cross bars :tre threaded at their ends with a female thread so that {L cop screw 8 can be threaded into it to festen and support these cross bars at each end th reof the. fisnges 2 ahd 3 respectively.

Supported froni the brzichet l and its cross bars 6 and 7 the segment& brachet 9. This braclet has :i pair oi" resrwardly extendim lotking flztng'es 10 end ll forined thei-ei These looking fianges are located i rear ot' the seg-;mental bratket 9 in the middle thereot and are spaced to project between the kanges 2 and 3 of the the bra het 1. Each of the looking fiznges has :i i' 12 toi-mod near the enter 'free and ther'o'f :and e pztrtly vertical and hm'izontzl or shnped slot nes r the irmer end thei-ect. 'lhe slot 12 of these looking' is open at the top the fiange and the Vertical section 13-" of the slot 13 is of the tlanges. As il G en ;it the bottom lustrzitcd n Figure l and 2 the cross bars ti and "I are zdapted to engege into the slots 153 and 13 rcspectively in such :L inanner that sill make the looking fla-nges 10 and ll rest on top of the cross bar 7 While the under side of the end of these flenges engage the cross 6 of the hrachct l. This engagenient of the locling flenges lO and ll with the cross 5 and '7 supports the segmentet hracket E) in zi horizont-el position ou the bracket l.

ti position the clothes' bars l-'l: project out oni-Lill from the %reci-.et l reach' t the Clothes to be Suspended thereironi. For the purpose of strengthenin r the bars and preventing their breaking' off froni the segmente] hrzchet i), each the hars 14;

u. bend 15 forned oh the inner enflL theret'. The free end of this bend is thread-ed .nd pzsses through a hole in the entel racket 9 and has the locknuts 16 aun lT threaded thereon'on top and one at the bottoin of the bracket 1. Each of the bars is thus securely held in place on the bracket but allowed to Swing thereon. In this way the bars 1 1 can be made to project radially from the segnental bracket 9 to increase the free space between theni. The bend 15 allows the bars' to yield so that the bars can give when being` overloaded where otherwise these bars might break or at least bend badly.

As i'llustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2, the arrangeinent of the slots in the looking fianges 10 and ll with relation to the position of the cross bars 6 and '7 on the bracket 1 is such that these looking ianges can be disengaged froni either one or both ot' the cross bars 6 and 7. The dotted line position of these parts in Figure 2 shows the fianges 10 and 11 and its associated parte in a vertical position and supported froni the cross bar 7. In order to place the bars into this position they `first have to be li'fted 'from the horizontal position until the cross bar 6 has been disengaged from the slot 12 in the lock fianges. `When ths s clone these hanges are pulled away from the cross bar 6 until thecross bar 'i' has trarelled the tull length ofthe slot 13. At this point the outer ends of the locking fianges 10 and 11 have been moved clear ot the cross bar 6 and are located in front of it. The fianges are then free to rock on the cross bar "I as a center and move from the fullline position to the dotted line position as illustrated in ?lig ure 2.

When it is desired to completely disengage the bars from the bracket 1, the bars with the segmental bracket 9 and looking fianges 10 and ll are litted until the bar 7 is located opposite the openings 13- oi the slot 13 after which the tlanges 10 and 11 can be moved sideways to disengage the cross bar from the slot 13 through this opening.

l claim:

1. In a clothes rack, the coinbination of a bracket, a pair of flanges projecting out from said bracket, a pair of cross bars mounted between said tlanges, a segmental bracke'a a pair of looking anges projccting rearwardly oi' said segniental bracket, said looking` fianges having a pair oi slots termeti therein one at the top and one at the bottom of each of said looking; fiangesi said cross bars being adapted to enzage into the slots in said looking flanges and support said seg- Inental bracket horzontally on the cross bars clothes bars supported by said segmental rack. a

2. In a clothes rack, the conibination of bracket, a pair of fianges projecting out from said' bracket, a pair of cross bars Inounted between said flanges, a` segmental bracket, a) pair of looking fianges projecting rearwardly of said segmental bracket, said looking fianges having a pair of slots formed theren, one at the top and one at the bottom of each of said looking fianges, said cross bars being adapted to engage into the slots in said looking fianges and support said segnen'tal bracket horizontally o-n the cross bars, one of the slots in said looking fianges being;` elongated horizontally to permit said fianges to more endwise on the cross bar engagng into the elongated slot in order to disengage the looking fianges i'roin the other of said cross bars clothes bars supported by said segmental rack. v

3. In a clothes rack, the combination of a bracket, a pair of fianges projectng out 'from said bracket, a pair of cross bars mounted between said flanges, a segnental bracket, a pair of looking fianges projecting rearwardly of said segniental bracket, said locking fianges having a pair of slots formed therein one at the top and one at the bottom of each of said looking fianges, said cross bars being adapted to engage into the slots in said looking fianges and support said seginental bracket horizontally on the cross bars one of the slots in said looking fianges being elongated horizontally to permit said :flanresto rnove endwise on the cross bar ening into the elongated slot in 'order to ngage the looking flanges :froni the other dis o said cross bars, a series of bars mounted to swin; in said segnental braeket, each oi" said bars having a rectangular bend and curve on the inner end thereof to make it springy at the point of attachment to said segmental bracket. v

4. In a clothes rack, the combination of a bracket, a pair ot fianges projecting,` out from said bracket, a pair of cross bars niounted between said fianges, a bracket, a pair of looking and supporting fianges projecting rearwardly of said bracket, said looking; and supporting ianges having a vertical and a horizontal slot torined therein one ot said cross bars being adapted to enrage into the horizontal slots to form a fulcrun on which said bracket can Swing, the other of said cross bars adapted to eng' qe the vertical slots in said looking and supporting i'iang'es to hold said bracket against enclwise movement and against rocking on the first of said cross bars, clothes bars carried on said bracket.

in testin'ony whereof l aiiix iny signature.

FRANK GMElNlVIE 

